This week provides us with several opportunities to catch USMNT players in action, including a genuine rivalry, as Fox looks to springboard their World Cup coverage into increased viewership of MLS. Both Saturday and Sunday coverage include games that should start up shortly following the World Cup action coming to a close for the day.
Saturday
The Seattle Sounds and Portland Timbers renew their rivalry Saturday afternoon immediately following the Uruguay v Portugal round of 16 World Cup match on Fox.
Portland won the first match up 1-0 when the two teams met in Portland last month and come in to the match having not lost since early April, an 11 game run (including two US Open Cup matches) that started after Portland had failed to win through their first five games of the season.